Deer Creek anyone?

[TubeDude]

Okay, here is the rest of the story. I'm sure Tube Dude is scratching his head after this report. I contacted Pat a few days ago - told him I wanted to start fishing for walleye. Pat was kind enough to invite me to his "tackle playroom" on Monday. I talked his ear off for more than an hour. I also loaded up on walleye goodies. So when I posted that I found willing trout I'm sure he thought "What the Heck?" Well I really did start off with walleye gear, set up a pole and got the hang of trolling it around bouncing on the bottom, etc. Of course I was really just practicing a different kind of fishing with different gear. After about an hour with no walleye harmed and 3 trout with sore lips, I figured it was really the wrong time of day, and maybe a bit early in the season so I changed over to the kokanee gear. I had a hard time keeping 2 rods in the water.

Probably head back up in the morning for another try.

If there is a train coming down the tracks toward you, the key to getting off the tracks is timing.  And so it is with walleyes.  As you have been advised, those fish in Deer Creek are still in prespawn mode and very tentative.  The trinkets you acquired are best when fished later in the year...after the spawn...from about mid May and clear through the rest of the year.  As with almost anything else, some fish will still munch, but it will be a lot better later.  And as water temperatures and water levels change throughout the summer so will the depth and best speeds change for the walleyes.  Almost every trip is a new trip.  Gotta watch the electronics and keep changing up the presentation until you find the pattern du jour.  The good news on BFT is that we have a few Deer Creek wallie chasers that aren't too proud to post a report once in a while to at least give you a place to start.  And if all else fails you can return to Starvation.  You know you can at least catch some "seegars" over there...even by accident.